Percy's Pov:

I slashed through the dummy with accuracy. The head rolled off as I took a step back to admire my work. I had been training non stop and it had everyone worrying. But it was the only thing I can do to take my mind off of things. Things as in Annabeth. No shit you would be probably saying.

I took a swig of blue cherry coke. Dryads were the best. I thought. The bottle refilled miraculously and I grinned. I had been going for four hours now and I wasn't going to stop.

After another thirty minutes of fighting straw opponents, I heard a voice. I turned around quickly, the sweat on my brows flicking off. It was Annabeth.

"You've been training for 5 hours Seaweed Brain. Take a break. There's no one to fight." She said gently.

I shook my head. "There's always someone to fight. Someone who wants to kill me."

"Like who?" She asked as if trying to prove a point.

"Luke." I said before I could think.

Her eyes narrowed. Luke had been a dense subject after he had been sent to Olympus for court three days ago. Hell it had been a touchy subject for five years. "Stop, Percy. Don't talk about him like that."

This time my eyes narrowed. "Like what?" I snapped. "Like he betrayed camp? Like he betrayed you?" I had crossed a line on that last one but I didn't care.

She strode right in front me, getting in my face. "At least he isn't being a jackass right now." She hissed. "He isn't playing at being the broken hearted hero like a certain asshole is."

That struck me hard. I pushed her away from me and she fell with a oomph. She glared at me with eyes that said, Really? I walked away with hands in my pocket, my blue cherry coke forgotten.

Line Break

"Bahhhh, Percy you've got to give her time." Grover bleated. I shook my head in annoyance. I had come to him for some comfort or some help, but he was telling me exactly what I didn't want to hear.

"Why? I've given her 5 fucking years and she still hasn't decided on it." I snapped.

"So what are you going to do if you're not going to give her time?" He asked. I opened my mouth to retort with something when nothing came out. He gave me a sympathetic smile. "There's nothing you can do right now Perce. Just wait." He advised. I gave a exasperated sigh and rubbed my temple.

We started talking about Juniper and rebuilding the forest at camp when we heard a commotion. "Luke is back!" Someone yelled in disgust. It was Travis. There was a big crowd as the news of the court traveled through them. I watched quietly not wanting to know.

"He's fucking innocent?" I heard Connor spat out. He was innocent. I thought. He was fucking innocent. And just then, I saw Annabeth burst through the crowd to launch into his arms for a hug. Grover looked at me wincing. I got up and without a word, left.

Line Break

It was dinner and I had been avoiding people because of my mood. I didn't want to bum anyone out. So I decided to sit next to the campfire which was being tended by a 9 year old girl.

"Lady Hestia." I said as I sat next to her. She just nodded and tended to the fire. Camp was singing with joy. It was hard not to smile as I heard someone sing solo about the grandma trying to put on armor to fight in the war. My mood hot way better as I sat there and took in the camp. My camp. Little did I know, it would soon plummet down again.

After the campfire was over, we had an hour to just hang out before curfew. I looked for Annabeth. I should apologize. "Hey have you seen Annabeth?" I asked Malcolm. He nodded and pointed to the top of Halfblood hill where I saw a pair of feet dangling. I thanked him and walked over mulling over how I was going to apologize.

As I reached her it felt like deja vu. Except the roles were reversed. "Annabeth." I called out. She turned around slowly as if she was taking me in. Her eyes were beautiful in the night. But they held guilt and regret. I could tell something was wrong. She tried to push past me. I grabbed her and turned her around.

"What's wrong?" I asked worried. She just shook her head and tried to free herself. "Annabeth." I said looking into her eyes now. Her eyes were tearing up now. "What's wrong?" I whispered.

She mumbled something. "What?" I asked.

"I kissed Luke." Blood ran hot in my veins as I turuned around and drew my sword. I had never been so sure in my life of killing Luke. Nothing could stop me. Annabeth noticed my motives and she stopped me by putting her hand on my shoulder.

"Wait Percy! I kissed Luke. I kissed him." My blood dropped from the heat to cold. I felt like someone had stabbed me with a frozen blade in the heart. "What?" I whispered. Than cold anger ran through me. I wrenched my shoulder away from her hand and saw the shock on her face.

"What on gods name made you do that!" I growled. I was furious. I was beyond furious. And worse than that, I was hurt.

"Percy wait. Let me explain please." She begged. I shook my head and realized I was shaking.

"I needed to know Percy. I needed to know once and for all who I needed." I could barely hear her but I replied back with, "So you needed to kiss him to figure that out?" The image of her lips on Luke's burned through my brain. It was like I was getting branded on my head of that image.

"Percy I-"

"I trusted you." I said quietly. Her eyes busted into tears. I could see the pain that was radiating from her. But I was hurt. There was nothing she could say to fix it. And my mind shot through so quickly, I barely had to process my thoughts. I was done being angry. I was done being hurt. I was done being a plaything for the gods. I was done waiting on Annabeth. I was simply done.

I pushed past her quickly and this time she did chase me. "Percy wait! Please wait!" She sobbed out as she chased after me. But I took off full speed.

Not bothering and barely thinking, I jumped into the sea. I closed my eyes and thought, Take me to my Father. Take me to my new home.